Banco Chinchorro

Location:Mexico
IUCN Category:VI
Area:358,906 acres (145,244 hectares)
Species:All  Endangered  Invasive
Land Use:View Land Use Data

Ecoregions

Mesoamerican Gulf-Caribbean mangroves

Soils

Protected Area Boundary
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Soil TypeRendzic Leptosols
Topsoil TextureMedium
Reference Depth30 cm
DrainageImperfectly
Available Water Capacity50 mm
Topsoil Properties
Gravel10 %
Sand42 %
Silt24 %
Clay34 %
USDA TextureClay loam
Reference Bulk Density1.33 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.2 g/cm³
Organic Carbon7.6 %
PH7.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity23 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity35 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases35 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate15.9 %
Calcium Sulphate0.1 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.2 dS m-1
Soil data provided by FAO/IIASA/ISRIC/ISSCAS/JRC, 2012. Harmonized World Soil Database (version 1.2). FAO, Rome, Italy and IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria.